India, April 4 -- Tipra Motha Party founder and royal scion Pradyot Kishore Debbarma on Saturday claimed that Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha was surrounded by leaders who had started their political careers with the CPI(M) and later joined the BJP for better opportunities, and that his stance appeared "anti-Tiprasa."

Debbarma was addressing a public meeting in support of the party's candidate for the TTAADC elections in Kanchanpur.

"All BJP leaders are not bad. Many leaders in the BJP are well aware of the ground situation and understand our genuine concerns. But, unfortunately, our honourable Chief Minister is surrounded by leaders who had their initial political leanings with the CPI(M). They joined the BJP later. This is why the C...